Synopsis
Ninety-two-year-old Jeanne pays her seventy-three-year-old daughter Édith a visit. Édith is moving into a retirement home. Jeanne wants to convince her to come back to the family home, but Édith is moving into the home in order to prepare the way for her mother, who she believes won't be able to stay by herself at home for very long.
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Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Kepler 22 Productions
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : César Díaz
- Screenwriter : François Raffenaud
- Director of Photography : Stéphane Corréa
- Music Composer : Zoe Rahman
- Assistant Director : Théo Ivanez
- Editor : César Díaz
- Sound Recordist : Renaud Duguet
- Line Producer : César Díaz
- Production Manager : César Díaz
- Sound Editor : Renaud Duguet
- Grader : Alexandre Sadowsky
- Sound Mixer : Yann Ruffieux
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Ageing, Freedom, Family
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 13 min 54 seconds
- Visa number : 146.725
- Visa issue date : 11/09/2017
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
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Selections (7)
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2017
Compétition internationale
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